The two countries have, until recently, had close political and military ties and Turkey was widely seen as Israel's only friend in the region.

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I was talking recently with a friend who is in law school.

最近，我和一个在法学院的,朋友聊天时。

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Just recently, a friend told me that she's leaving her research lab,

就在最近，我的一个朋友跟我说她要离开她的研究实验室了，

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